If you have been inspired to travel because of St. Augustine’s words which are: ‘the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page’, then you should first know how you’ll stay connected with your loved ones.

1. How To Stay Connected When
Traveling
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2. If you have been inspired to travel because
of St. Augustine’s words which are: ‘the
world is a book and those who do not travel
read only one page’, then you should first
know how you’ll stay connected with your
loved ones.
Actually, there are several ways by which you can do so.
First and foremost you can bring with you your mobile phone but you have to
make sure that it uses the Global System for Mobile Communications or GSM for
short so that it will function in other countries. You can just connect to various
wireless networks that are available in most countries. However, texting or calling
through your mobile phone might not be a good idea because international roaming
rates are quite pricey.
So, your other option is by using your phone, specifically your smartphone to
download applications that would allow you to call or text loved ones with no
charges as long as there’s internet connection. One example of this application is
Skype which you can actually download for free. Just make sure that you are really
using a hotspot network and not your subscriber’s data connection so you would
not suffer extremely costly data charges.
But if your phone isn’t WiFi-ready, then you
should just change your SIM card. You can
purchase an International SIM Card. For
instance, if you will be visiting the UK, you
need to get a UK SIM card. However, if
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3. you’re touring around the entire European continent, then a Europe SIM card will
do. Getting a new SIM means that you’ll have a new number that’s basically the
same as the numbers used in the area you’re traveling at.
Yet another way to connect with people from other countries is by buying an
international cell phone. This means that if Europe is the place you’ll visit, you
have to buy a Europe cell phone once you arrive there. The typical cost of this
phone is $50. If you don’t want to spend money to buy a new phone, then you can
just rent one there. The downside of phones for rent however is that they don’t
have the features that smartphones have.
Your last means to stay connected is by buying local calling
cards. The problem with this is that you would still have to
look for a pay phone in order to use the calling card. Now
these are all your options when you want to stay in touch
during your travel abroad.
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